Eadred of England

Eadred of England (923-955) was the king of England from 946 to 955, succeeding Edmund I of England and preceding Eadwig of England.

Biography
Eadred was born in 923, the son of Edward the Elder. He succeeded his brother Edmund I of England as king of England upon his death in 946, and he reduced all of Northumbria to his control. However, Amlaib Cuaran and Eric Bloodaxe both set themselves up as Viking kings of Northumbria, so Eric led a destructive raid into the region against Bloodaxe, and he promised greater destruction unless the princes deserted the foreign king. In 952, as the earls took over, the problem was solved, and Eric died in 954.

In 955, having suffered from a digestive malady (he would suck on the juices of his food and spit out whatever he chewed) and not had a wife or children, Eadred died at the young age of 32 without an heir. His nephew Eadwig of England, the son of Edmund I, became the new king.